LYRICS

Beyond freedom and dignity
Beyond the dying of the light
She takes me
Beyond reason and the trinity
Beyond the sun and out of sight
Oh no, uh no, oh she did it again
Oh no, uh no, she did it again
Chorus
That girl is feeling
Trapped by that ring on her finger
Ushadile (she's married)
Some man thought he shot her down,
But he only winged her
Ushadile (she's married)
Trapped by the ring on her finger...
Such a dangerous affinity
In such a deadly disguise
Hot summer nights and other promises
She carries in her married eyes
Oh no, uh no, oh she did it again
Oh no, uh no, she did it again
Chorus....
You just can't get enough
So you come around here
And you do it again,
You just can't get enough...
Chorus...

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LYRICS

Copper sun sinking low
Scatterlings and fugitives
Hooded eyes and weary brows
Seek refuge in the night
They are the scatterlings of Africa
Each uprooted one
On the road to Phelamanga
Beneath the copper sun
And I love the scatterlings of Africa
Each and every one
In their hearts a burning hunger
Beneath the copper sun
Broken wall, bicycle wheel
African sun forging steel, singing
Magic machine cannot match
Human being human being
African idea
African idea
--make the future clear
--make the future clear
They are the scatterlings of Africa
Each uprooted one
On the road to Phelamanga
Beneath the copper sun
And for the scatterlings of Africa
The journey has begun
Future find their hungry eyes
Beneath the copper sun
Ancient bones from Olduvai
Echoes of the very first cry
Who made me, here and why? --
Beneath this copper sun.
My very first beginnings
Beneath the copper sky
Lie deeply buried
In the dust of Olduvai
And we are scatterlings of Africa
Both you and I
We are on the road to Phelamanga
Beneath a copper sky
And we are scatterlings of Africa
On a journey to the stars
Far below we leave forever
Dreams of what we were
Hawu beke Mama-ye! Mama-ye!
In the beginning
Beneath the copper sky
Ancient bones
In the dust of Olduvai
Who made us, here, and why
Remember!

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Bits of songs and broken drums
Are all he could recall
So he spoke to me
In a bastard tongue
Carried on the silence of the guns
It's been a long long time
since they first came
And marched through our village
They taught us to forget our past
And live the future in their image
Chorus
They said
'You should learn to speak a little bit of English
Don't be scared of a suit and tie.
Learn to walk in the dreams of the foreigner
-- I am a Third World Child
The Outworld's dreams are the currency
That grip the city streets
I live them out
But I have my own
Hidden somewhere deep inside of me
In between my father's fields
And the citadels of the rule
Lies a no-man's land which I must cross
To find my stolen jewel.
They said
'You should learn to speak a little bit of English
Maybe practise birth control
Keep away from controversial politics
So to save my third world soul
Chorus
They said
'You should learn to speak a little bit of English
Don't be scared of a suit and tie.
Learn to walk in the dreams of the foreigner
-- I am a Third World Child
Wo! Ilanga lobunzima
Nalo liyashona
Ukuthini asazi
Mus' ukukhala
Mntanami
(Oh! We don't know when this Sun of Hardship will set.
Don't cry, my child.)

Bits of songs and broken drums
Are all he could recall
But the future calls his name
Out loud
Carried on the violence of the guns

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Burning tyres on the freeway
Noone in sight
Thre's a raging calm
Across the land tonight
Voice on the radio says
Another one's down tonight.
It don't matter anymore
Which side he's on.
Came to your place to see
If you're all right
And the shadows
Danced across the stairway
Flight after flight
And I was banging at your door
But you weren't there anymore
And the G-man stepped
Into the light and said
This is war!
Chorus
Uzogijima -----------(you will run away)
Well I've got to get through
'Cause I know that you are near the end
Uzogijima ----------(you will run away)
Uzogijima kodwa -----(you will run away but there
Awusekho umgodi------is no hole left for you to hide in)
Wokukasha
When the big wind blows
The tree falls down
But the reed just bends
You'r missing
Roadblock across my heart
And a riot in my mind
'Cause I know that you are
Out there somewhere
Trying to find a place to hide
The shadow of a ruthless hand
Is hunting for your soul
And though I don't know
Where you are
I'll never let you go
Chorus....
And I want you to know
That as things fall apart
I'm on the road to nowhere
And you're heavy on my heart
And I want you to know
That this state will never last
Maybe better days are coming
And we'll make peace with the past
Chorus....

LYRICS

The world is full of strange behaviour
Every man has to be his own saviour
I know I can make it on my own if I try
But I'm searching for a Great Heart to stand me by
Underneath the African sky
A Great Heart to stand me by
Chorus:
I'm searching for the spirit of the Great Heart
To hold and stand me by
I'm searching for the spirit of the Great Heart
Under African sky
I'm searching for the spirit of the Great Heart
I see the fire in your eyes
I'm searching for the spirit of the Great Heart
That beats my name inside
Sometimes I feel that you really know me
Sometimes there's so much you can show me
There's a highway of stars across the heavens
The whispering song of the wind in the grass
There's the rolling thunder across the savanna
A hope and dream at the edge of the sky
And your life is a story like the wind
Your life is a story like the wind
Chorus
Guka 'mzimba (body grow old)
Sala 'nhliziyo (but heart remain behind)

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Dogs in the backyard
And the flies are on the wall
Thunder and lightning
But the rain don't ever fall
If there's a flower in this desert
It's your picture on my wall
Ibe dat baby I'm going to make you
Queen of all

Chorus:
This is not a movie
Not a dream
What you see is what you get
This is not a movie
It's for real
You have to face it in the end...
The hard side of love

Don't walk away
Don't walk away --
I need your love
There's nothing on the other side ---
This I say to you
One day I know we will
Free our lives.
One day I know we will
Free our lives
One day I know we'll turn that tide.
Let the wheel turn one more time

Woke up this morning
While you were still asleep
Looked through the window
Into the empty streey
I don't know exactly
What came over me
But now I know baby
I'm going to lay some of this world
At your feet

Chorus....

Some day, some day
Wo! Yelele mama!
Yelele mama a ye!

LYRICS

Siyayibiz' as'hambeni!
Hayi, Ngane -----------(We are calling: hey! let's go child of
YamaShangane!----------the Shangaan)
Oh the river is wide
And the water is deep
Got no money and I can't get to sleep
Takes all my courage to look down that long road
I am going to Giyani
With such a heavy load
I've got to:
Shintsha---------------(change)
Qinga------------------(strengthen myself)
Qingel'isibindi--------(take courage)
And don't give up
Chorus
Oh I'm going to Giyani
Siyayibiz' as'hambeni!
As'hambeni
Oh I'm going to touch
That magic mystery
Leaving my troubles behind me
Did you hear about the mouse
That went to the cat for love
The cat said:
Mouse, I can't be what your'e dreaming of.
You're so lonely. You've got it mixed up.
You're looking down below for what lies up above.
You've got to
Shintsha----------------(change)
Qinga-------------------(strengthen myself)
Qingel'isibindi---------(take courage)
Don't give up
Chorus....